Bronte and Kasey Kent qualify for championshops

A PAIR of Spreyton sisters are riding high in the saddle after qualifying for the Equestrian Australia Show Horse and Rider Championships later this year.

Bronte and Kasey Kent have earned the trip to Werribee in December after enjoying an excellent season on the local front.

Bronte, who will be riding Millawarrah King of Hearts, took out the Showhorse Council open large galloway of the year, along with the EA large galloway of the year.

The 21-year-old, who has been riding since she was four, said she had missed out twice before on representing Tasmania, but was excited to be going away for the first time with her younger sister, despite some nervous times qualifying.

``I'm rapt, it's the first time we've got to go away together and the first time I've got to qualify,'' she said.

``I've been riding since I was four and it's been a massive chunk of my life.

``I had one issue where I had to go to work and put another rider on - Yvonne Barr rode the horse for me in the open galloway and she came second by one point on him, so I would like to thank her.''

Younger sister Kasey will be riding Atomic at the championships, and will be hoping for a slice of luck after the horse was injured in a freak accident while at an event.

At just 16 years of age, Kasey took out the rising star hack of the year award, the 16-17 years rider of the year and came runner-up in the open large hack of the year to qualify.